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  ARE YOU UPSET THAT YOU DIDN"T GO TO COLLEGE?

  by minimus in

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  i have read of some people's bitterness because they were denied the opportunity to go to college.

  during the 60's and 70's the society really discouraged any education other than what was necessary.

  since the end was so near, especially around 1975, anybody that decided to go to "higher education" was considered very weak and unbalanced.

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  bluebell

  In the UK, 16 year olds may choose not to continue their education, and of course, it was considered ideal to leave education at this age. I did A'levels until I was 18, then found full time work.

  That is the problem in the UK, they get all this "don't go into higher education" and miss the point that in the USA most are in school until 18 so going on to do your 'A' levels after 16 shouldnt be a problem because then you'd be leaving the same time as those in the USA.

  Used to really annoy me, being told not to carry on to 6th form and do 'A' levels because that was higher education.

  i doubt I'd have done much work at university - i never used to study much in school and didn't revise for any of my gcse's except for my french written to memorise the verbs the morning before the exam.

  instead i worked full time at 16 and went to college (paid by employer), I got my degree equivalent at 25.
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  Two JWs showed up at the door

  by sass_my_frass in

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  ... well, at the driveway actually, i was getting into the car.

  i recall that when i was out on the preach and people weren't where they were supposed to be (opening the door, surprised to see me, where i can catch them off guard) i didn't start by having complete control of the conversation.

  these guys came around the corner and saw me and i had a few seconds to calm myself and try to remember what i'd intended to say to the next jw who calls by, and i nearly got all of it.

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  bluebell

  I may try that rather than my usual "I'm not interested" next time. I always used to switch off when someone would rant that JW's broke up families but that was a really good way of putting it over, and avoiding jargon that would alert them that you were more deeply associated was very good too, cos again it would make them listen more rather than switch off.
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  Whats your favourite word?

  by ilovegravy in

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  apart from gravy, my favourite word is:.

  moist.... .

  uncle gravy.

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  eclectic

  cos thats what my music collection is.

  I also like dulcit
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  Are we in love with our own pain?

  by nvrgnbk in

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  i've been doing alot of introspection lately, and i've been wondering this about myself.. what has been your experience?.

  do we carry our pain around for so long that it becomes a companion, a part of our self-identity?.

  though we know it will benefit us to let it go, do we hold on to it, not wanting to lose an old friend, an integral part of ourselves?.

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  like mum i think i am predisposed to melancoly (sp!) and depression - we have addicts, drunks, manic depressives and suicides mostly on my fathers side but some on my moms too. i do try to get out of fugues but sometimes i do wallow in them, enjoying the suffering so to speak. i think jwd is making me realise i need to grow up. i may be 31 but im not grown up emotionally.
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  I am so hot, I burnt my fingers!

  by kitten whiskers in

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  lol!

  did i get your attention?.

  i am teaching myself to play guitar.

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  bluebell

  I am non-musical. i did try - i played brass - cornet and tenorhorn and also had a go on the piano, none of them to any level, just beginner stuff. i can read music but i can't read it well, can't play anything by ear.

  I ued to draw but i havent done any drawing for ages - over 5 years. i'm learing spanish it may not be creative but i'm really enjoying it and the people in my class are great.
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  1 Year Ago Today

  by ColdRedRain in

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  a year ago today, i posted this thread.

  http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/6/114275/1.ashx

  i'm glad you guys at jwd helped me last year.

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  bluebell

  I wasn't here then but I'm glad you made it through another year. One day at a time hey?
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  Im Pregnant!

  by katiekitten in

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  hey gang, ive been away for a while so i thought i would come back with a bang, and share my good news - im 4 months pregnant.. but heres the really weird thing.

  littletoe knew before i had told anyone.

  he texted me and said "hows the pregnancy going?

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  bluebell

  I don't recognise the name or avatar but hey that shouldn't stop me from congratulating you :)

  btw if you get a boy, just remember to throw a cloth on his bits when you change him - will stop him peeing in your face.
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  Why did you leave the org?

  by A-Team in

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  2. beliefs

  were you dfed, did you find out some lies about the org?.

  what was the last straw?

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  bluebell

  Welcome icyestrm, good luck on the fade, you will find much useful information on this site. I found it AFTER i faded, wish i'd found it before.
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  587/607

  by reneeisorym in

  1. watchtower
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  i read this and i don't believe the tablets that prove 587 would disprove the bible.

  so can you help me figure out what the bible really says about the fall?.

  counting back from that date, and adding up what they have discerned to be the reigns of each king, 605 bce is found to be the first year of mighty king nebuchadnezzar.

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  bluebell

  The method used by historians to calculate 539 BCE for the Fall of Babylon relies on 587 BCE being the date of the Destruction of Jerusalem and it relies on the lengths of reign of the Babylonian kings that the WTS does not accept. So it accepts the conclusion but does not accept the method employed to arrive at that conclusion.

  You know i never thought of that arguement either. so they take off 70 years to get from 537 to 607 (i know i said add on before i get confused with bc sometimes and for get that the higher the number the longer ago it is) saying that secular history calculations are wrong and then they conveniantly ignore the fact that the tablets used to get that 537 rely on the tablets being correct with regards to 586/587 destruction? it gets better.

  the problem is i could never use this stuff if i brought the subject up i'd be labelled aposate. can they df you when you havent associated for 3 years?
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  607 to 1914 calculation question

  by bluebell in

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  is there any culture that actually used years of 360 days length?

  if so, surely there would still be some kind of leap year to correct the calendar, why is that not taken into account?

  i'd never thought about it when i was a dub because you're not supposed to think!

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  bluebell

  lol wow im still as confused as ever - thanks everyone for trying to explain, i suppose the only way to understand it is to research it myself.